| A Downward Spiral into Evil | | | | in changing the results of these battles from spiritual |
| Maya, brilliant, and successful in her academic pursuits | | | | annihilation to spirit empowered victory. |
| became enmeshed in a search for truth and false | | | | A helpful glossary of recurring vocabulary, unique to |
| enlightenment that led her to the brink of darkness. As | | | | the setting of this novel and to followers of Hinduism is |
| a result of meeting with Cha Ma, a Hindu guru, the | | | | included. |
| direction of Maya's life changed directions. | | | | "Chasing the Avatar" is a fictionalized account of |
| In the midst of her doctoral program Maya decided to | | | | Jovan Jones' personal plunge into fear-provoking evil. |
| put it on hold, relinquished the lease on her Boston | | | | Jovan is destined to impact a new generation of truth |
| apartment, abandon her faith, and leave her family | | | | seekers, as she leads them to answer the question |
| behind in an attempt to find truth through the study | | | | "What is truth," by examining their relationship with the |
| Hinduism. She traveled to South India to the ashram of | | | | one true God and His Son Jesus. |
| Cha Ma, in the hope of finding truth and of moving to a | | | | Jovan's writing is intense, disturbing, informative, and |
| new level of enlightenment. | | | | spiritually perceptive. Her story is heartwarming and |
| Jones describes encounters with angelic beings, in a | | | | fascinating. There is an openness in her writing that |
| battle to influence the outcome of the lives of those | | | | demonstrates the vibrancy and passion of one who |
| experiencing spiritual warfare. She uses these | | | | has found forgiveness and victory through the Christ |
| illustrations to powerfully describe the impact of prayer | | | | of whom she writes. |